Norton and Gavin Wessel tied for the team lead in ground balls with five.

Nick Rossi had 12 saves in goal while Austin Jensen had three.

Viera was in control of the game from the start, using its clear speed advantage and some solid passing to dominate the Melbourne defense and jump out to a big lead.

“We were a little sloppy, but we wanted to make sure everybody got to play, and they did,” Viera coach Charlie Crawford said. “This is our fifth game. We’ve got five freshmen, so we’re still learning how to play together.

“We’ve got a lot of talent. We just need to refine it a little bit.”

Viera will host Cocoa Beach on Monday at 7 p.m. in a district game. The Hawks’ biggest game of the month will come March 28 when they play at Merritt Island in a contest that should decide the regular-season title.